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The Ghost Mountain Boys by James Campbell

The islands of New Guinea were prized by the Japanese and American forces during World War II for their strategic value. It fell on the U.S. Army's 32nd Division's Ghost Mountain Boys to march over 130 miles of jungle and mountainous terrain to protect the Australian Army's flank. The National Guardsmen of Michigan and Wisconsin not only lacked training for jungle warfare, but they lacked the basic supplies, from uniforms to machetes to medicine, too. Exhausted and carrying their sick, the Ghost Mountain Boys were immediately ordered to launch an attack that would last for almost two months and included fierce hand-to-hand combat.

Martha's Voice - Portrait in Words by Claire Heaton

Martha's Voice is a strong, resonant message that contradicts more than 2,000 years of Christian teaching. This absorbing insight reflects that the successful propagation of the Christian religion is not the result of what one particular man tried to achieve; rather, it is in spite of what he tried to achieve. The world's oldest and most successful institution is exposed for a fresh perspective from a source almost too impossible to conceive. Martha's Voice is not only an expose, but a resource of answers for some of life's most basic questions.

Ideas and Adventures, 1200-1700 by Sonia Seherr-Thoss

Sonia "Sunny" Seherr-Thoss tells five centuries of world history in an entertaining and engaging way that makes the reader think she just returned from a trip to the 13th century. Historians, professional and amateur, interested in the ruins of lost civilizations, 500-year-old sculptures, and the legends of history's cultural icons will love this book. Seherr-Thoss focuses on the culture of our historical heritage, and leaves the time lines and wars to the rest. Ideas and Adventures is more than a history lesson. It is a valuable lesson in culture and diversity.